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Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympics; hopes to cut costs by using existing venues

2017-08-01T13:40:00-04:00

After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues. The agreement will bring the Olympics back to Southern California for a third time, after Los Angeles hosted in 1984 and 1932. It also opens the door for the 2024 Games to be held in Paris.

Spiraling costs and notorious budget overruns have discouraged other cities from pushing towards being a host to the 2024/28 Summer Olympics, but Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti thinks otherwise and hopes to avoid unpredictable spending by reusing existing venues and infrastructure.

As the Los Angeles Times reports, "Olympic experts have said that L.A. could be different because its plan relies on existing venues such as Staples Center, Pauley Pavilion and the Coliseum. It avoids spending billions to construct new stadiums and arenas. Further savings would arise from housing athletes and the media at UCLA and USC rather than building expensive villages."

LA officials aren't only hoping to cover the cost of the games but actually generate a surplus — emulating the success of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

Back when architecture was an Olympic competition

2016-08-26T14:42:00-04:00

It may be a part of the Olympics the world forgot, but from 1912 to 1948, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) handed out medals across five creative arts categories including architecture...Following the 1948 games, the IOC abandoned the Olympic art competition due to the significantly high number of professionals entering, which went against the spirit of the games being an amateur competition.

3xn to design the new International Olympic Committee HQ in Lausanne

2014-04-22T18:12:00-04:00

3xn was chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the architectural partner to design the new IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC selected the Danish firm after a collective decision by the IOC Architecture College during a March 25 meeting... The design for the new headquarters will be revealed at a later date arranged by the IOC.

The winning concept for the IOC Headquarters will be located on a 24,000 square meter site on the banks of Lake Geneva providing an ‘Olympic campus’ of administrative buildings for 500 employees. 3xn has worked continuously on their proposal since last July when they were shortlisted with 12 international all-star practices.

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International Olympic Committee Announces Design Shortlist for Its New Lausanne HQ

2013-07-03T14:47:00-04:00

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed a shortlist of twelve architectural firms aspiring to design its new Olympic headquarters on a site by Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland. The list surely doesn't lack any star power, featuring names like OMA, Toyo Ito & Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 3xn and Farshid Moussavi Architecture.

The shortlisted firms are:

Jean Marc IBOS - Myrto Vitart
XDGA - Xaveer De Geyter Architecten B.V.B.A.
Brasil Arquitetura Ltda.
Groupe 3 Architectes S.N.C
AL_A - Amanda Levete architects Ltd
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos GmbH
PIUARCH S.r.l
3xn
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Farshid Moussavi Architecture

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Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympics; hopes to cut costs by using existing venues

Back when architecture was an Olympic competition

On decentralizing the Olympics

3xn to design the new International Olympic Committee HQ in Lausanne

International Olympic Committee Announces Design Shortlist for Its New Lausanne HQ